2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, which was their first time since 2007, where they were upset by Oregon in the first round.

2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
2016–17 record24–8 (13–3 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Way Veney
  • Willnett Crockett
  • C. J. Jones
Home arenaLiacouras Center
McGonigle Hall
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000  361  .973
Temple133 .813  248  .750
South Florida115 .688  249  .727
UCF97 .563  2112  .636
SMU79 .438  1915  .559
Tulane79 .438  1815  .545
Cincinnati79 .438  1614  .533
Memphis79 .438  1416  .467
Tulsa511 .313  1021  .323
Houston412 .250  1219  .387
East Carolina214 .125  1119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

Roster

2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Alliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrHoly Cross Edgewater Park, NJ
F 1 Lena Niang (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRivedale Baptist
NC State
Bowie, MD
G 2 Feyonda Fitzgerald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLake Taylor Norfolk, VA
G 4 Takora McIntyre 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrFenway Dorchester, MA
C 11 Shannen Atkinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSmithfield Smithfield, VA
F 12 Ruth Sherrill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrThomas Edison
Hofstra
Alexandria, VA
G 21 Khadijah Berger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrHampton Hampton, VA
G 22 Tanaya Atkinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHill Regional Career New Haven, CT
G 23 Deja Reynolds 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRiverdale Baptist Philadelphia, PA
F 24 Shantay Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSpring Valley Columbia, SC
G 32 Donnaizha Fountain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrCambridge Rindge & Latin
Georgia Tech
Roxbury, MA
F 33 Monasia Bolduc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrNazareth Academy
Walters State
Clintondale, NY
C 35 Safiya Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSandy Creek Fayetteville, GA
C 42 Taylor Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrLadue Horton Watkins St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
5:30 pm
UDC W 107–22 
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 86–70  1–0
Hagan Arena (934)
Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016*
5:00 pm
La Salle W 86–70  2–0
McGonigle Hall (1,081)
Philadelphia, PA
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm
at No. 19 Florida L 76–83  2–1
Patriot Gym (540)
Ocala, FL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 71–68  3–1
McGonigle Hall (1,159)
Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at Harvard L 62–73  3–2
Lavietes Pavilion (437)
Cambridge, MA
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
Vermont W 53–39  4–2
McGonigle Hall (1,404)
Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2016*
5:30 pm
at Hampton L 65–71  4–3
Hampton Convocation Center (1,274)
Hampton, VA
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm
at Villanova W 83–48  5–3
The Pavilion (441)
Villanova, PA
12/15/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 DePaul W 84–74  6–3
McGonigle Hall (721)
Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
at Rutgers W 48–37  7–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,422)
Piscataway, NJ
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
Fairfield W 73–59  8–3
McGonigle Hall (772)
Philadelphia, PA
01/01/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Memphis W 73–67 OT 9–3 (1–0)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
01/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 79–38  10–3
KSU Convocation Center (406)
Kennesaw, GA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane W 86–71  11–3 (2–0)
McGonigle Hall (1,336)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
East Carolina W 78–47  12–3 (3–0)
McGonigle Hall (719)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017
3:00 pm, ADN
at Tulsa W 58–49  13–3 (4–0)
Reynolds Center (284)
Tulsa, OK
01/18/2017
8:00 pm
at Houston W 69–57  14–3 (5–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (533)
Houston, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Memphis W 66–51  15–3 (6–0)
McGonigle Hall (1,117)
Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2017*
7:00 pm
at Penn W 63–53  16–3
Palestra (414)
Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 South Florida L 51–55  16–4 (6–1)
McGonigle Hall (1,271)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 69–97  16–5 (6–2)
Liacouras Center (4,371)
Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Tulane W 76–50  17–5 (7–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,351)
New Orleans, LA
02/08/2017
12:00 pm, ADN
Tulsa W 70–43  18–5 (8–2)
Liacouras Center (3,402)
Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2017
5:00 pm
at East Carolina W 76–43  19–5 (9–2)
Williams Arena (1,889)
Greenville, NC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
SMU W 66–52  20–5 (10–2)
McGonigle Hall (917)
Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 22 South Florida
Play 4Kay
W 77–71  21–5 (11–2)
USF Sun Dome (2,281)
Tampa, FL
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 23 at No. 1 Connecticut L 45–90  21–6 (11–3)
XL Center (10,149)
Hartford, CT
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 Cincinnati W 88–64  22–6 (12–3)
McGonigle Hall (1,312)
Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2017
7:00 pm
No. 25 at UCF W 66–60  23–6 (13–3)
CFE Arena (2,473)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) No. 25 vs. (10) Houston
Quarterfinals
W 67–58  24–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2017
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) No. 25 vs. (3) South Florida
Semifinals
L 58–63  24–7
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,491)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 B) vs. (10 B) Oregon
First Round
L 70–71  24–8
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Legend
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See also

References

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